PELL et al. v. PROCUNIER, CORRECTIONS DIRECTOR, et al. (1974)
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| PELL et al. v. PROCUNIER, CORRECTIONS DIRECTOR, et al. |
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| Term: 1973 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: April 16, 1974 |
| Decided: June 24, 1974 |
| Outcome |
| Vacated and remanded |
| Vote |
| 5-4 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
| Dissenting |
| William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell |
PELL et al. v. PROCUNIER, CORRECTIONS DIRECTOR, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 24, 1974. The case was argued before the court on April 16, 1974.
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the California Northern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: First Amendment - First Amendment, miscellaneous (cf. comity: First Amendment)
- Petitioner: Journalist, columnist, member of the news media
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: State
- Respondent state: California
- Citation: 417 U.S. 817
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Potter Stewart
These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.
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